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Gulf Oil Spill Pictures: Ten Animals at Risk
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is poised to do widespread damage to coastal wildlife, from pelicans on the shore to dolphins at sea.
Germany: Climate meeting 'broke the ice'
(AP) -- Some 40 nations at a high-level climate meeting have made headway toward a pact to curb global warming, but the most important issues remain unresolved, Germany's environment...
Video: Oil Spill Cleanup Action
Harry Smith talks to Rear Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara about the government's response to the oil spill.
Video: Oil Spill Environmental Issue
Harry Smith interviews environmental toxicologist Luann White about the biggest environmental concern for the Louisiana coast. (04/30/10)
New EPA Rules Target Harmful Mercury Emissions
Proposal Aims to Limit Mercury Released from Boilers and Solid Waste Incinerators that Can Damage Brain and Nervous System
New Cleanup Technique Holds Hope for Oil Spill Cleanup
Officials said Saturday that a new technique involving the deployment of dispersants underwater, near the source of the leaks, showed promise.
Global glaciation snowballed into giant change in carbon cycle
New data from geologists suggest that an episode called "snowball Earth," which may have covered the continents and oceans in a thick sheet of ice, produced a dramatic change in...
A roadmap for 'the only practical way to preserve the planet'
The United States could completely stop emissions of carbon dioxide from coal-fired electric power plants - a crucial step for controlling global warming - within 20 years by using technology...
Deepwater Horizon Was Not Pushing the Envelope When It Caught Fire
The technological and ecological disaster unfolding on the Gulf Coast may end up being...
Oil spill approaches gulf coast, threatening economy and environment
Oil spill from Deepwater Horizon explosion creeps inexorably towards LouisianaWhen Tom Reddoch was growing up in southern Louisiana, on a pencil-thin strip of land flanked on one side by the Mississippi and on...
Video: Anti-Noise Day in Calif.
In an effort to raise awareness about the damage loud sounds can cause to our ears, Calif. observed 'International Noise Awareness Day'. KPIX's Mike Sugerman has the story.
Which Kentucky Derby Winner Is the Biggest Stud?
Despite 135 years of racing, only one Kentucky Derby winner has ever sired more than one later Kentucky Derby Champion. But it is two other horses that have the most...
Coal Sans CO2: Appealing Pipe Dream
The politics of "climate-clean coal" is sopping up money that might have more impact elsewhere.
Twister Mysteries Lure Scientists to Launch Massive Midwest Field Experiment
More than 1,200 tornadoes rip through the U.S. Midwest in an average year, killing about 100 people and costing millions of dollars in damage. Currently the longest warning time meteorologists...
Transportation governed by simple rules
(PhysOrg.com) -- All life on earth is threatened by chaos. In this sense, a cell is like a ship which could at any moment sink in a sea of chaos....
Seamounts: Biodiversity "Hotspots"
Mountains that rise from the seafloor, called seamounts, represent one of the most common ecosystems on earth, say scientists from the NOAA and Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. Their findings reverse...
Deepwater Horizon: Conservationists warn of 'true catastrophe' for wildlife
Oil drifting ashore along the Gulf of Mexico coastline will affect key breeding grounds for seabirds as well as fisheries, wildlife bodies say• In pictures: Wildlife affected by the oil spill• Interactive: species...
European innovation tackles power cuts
Many European countries have just endured their coldest, most protracted winter in decades, and the importance of a secure and reliable energy supply has never been more evident. Additionally, bad...
Parnell vetoes oil and gas tax measure
JUNEAU, Alaska, April 30 (UPI) -- Decoupling oil and gas taxes would have a negative impact on natural gas projects planned for the state of Alaska, Gov. Sean Parnell...
More trouble ahead from volcanic ash?
The full effects of volcanic ash on the aviation industry have yet to be seen, according to an aviation expert from the UK who believes the impact of ash on...
Water-related conflicts set to escalate
Population growth, urbanization, increasing pollution, soil erosion and climate variations are all reflected in the management and adequacy of the world's waters. The situation is particularly difficult in many developing...
Trees provide big savings for every dollar invested by increasing property values, saving energy
Trees can provide beauty and shade in urban areas, but they also can improve air quality, conserve energy, reduce carbon emissions, and filter storm water. A new publication released by...
Professor Available to Discuss Accountability Issues, Political Fallout of Louisiana Oil Spill
Melvin Dubnick, professor of public administration with the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the accountability issues and political repercussions of the federal government and corporate responses to...
Geologists Study Historic Patterns of Climate Change
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Cincinnati geologist Tom Lowell is part of a team studying the effects of melting ancient glaciers. The research has implications for global warming, as published this...
Carbon, nitrogen link may provide new ways to mitigate pollution problems
A new study exploring the growing worldwide problem of nitrogen pollution from soils to the sea shows that global ratios of nitrogen and carbon in the environment are inexorably linked,...
Anthem Blue Cross withdraws request for rate hikes
California health insurer Anthem Blue Cross is withdrawing rate increases of as much as 39% for thousands of California policyholders after state insurance regulators rejected the proposals, officials announced Thursday.
Villaraigosa backs L.A. boycott of Arizona over immigration crackdown
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Wednesday that he supports a boycott of Arizona by the city of Los Angeles, and he called that state's newly passed immigration law "unpatriotic and unconstitutional."
Villaraigosa and Trutanich reach preliminary resolution in dispute over city attorney's budget
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Atty. Carmen Trutanich appeared to have resolved their disagreement over the upcoming budget on Wednesday, with aides to the mayor saying they would...